Adjustable eave gutter support or hanger



y 13, 1952 c. w. HENRY ADJUSTABLE EAVE GUTTER SUPPORT QR HANGER FiledJune 5, 1949 INVENTOR. CV/aw/es 14 Hen/31 Patented May 13, 1952ADJUSTABLE EAVE GUTTER SUPPORT OR HANGER Charles W. Henry, Hennessey,Okla. Application June 3, 1949, Serial No. 96,861

4 Claims.

This invention relates to gutter-hanger devices, and more particularlyto a bracket or hanger device for supporting or hanging roof gutters,said device being of the adjustable type.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improvedadjustable gutter hanger device which is very simple in construction,very easy to install, and which permits roof gutters to be hung inproper position without requiring nails to be employed through theshingles adjacent the gutter.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improvedgutter-supporting bracket or hanger which is very inexpensive tomanufacture, neat in appearance, which provides a secure support for thegutter, and which is adjustable to meet a wide range of structuralconditions.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following description and claims, and from the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the main body portion of agutter-supporting device constructed in accordance with the presentinvention;

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure l;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a hanger strap employed with thesupporting member of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken through a building adjacent theeave portion thereof, showing a gutter-supporting device in accordancewith the present invention installed in operative position;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4, showing a modifiedgutter-supporting device of the present invention employed on a buildingwhose roof has a relatively steep slope as compared to the buildingillustrated in Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view of the end portion of a further modifiedform of supporting bracket according to the present invention adapted toreceive a gutter of different shape from the bracket shown in Figures 1to 5.

Referring to the drawings, II designates the main body portion of thegutter-supporting bracket, said main body portion comprising a strapmember I2 of suitable metal bar stock which has secured to its outer enda saddle member I3. Saddle member I3 is curved to correspond with thecross-sectional contour of standard gutters and is adapted to receive astandard gutter therein. The saddle member I3 has an inturned dependinglip I4 at its inner end which is adapted to fit over the inside marginof the gutter. At its outer end the saddle member I3 is looped, as shownat I5, to receive the outer marginal bead of the gutter.

The outer portion of strap member I2 adjacent saddle member I3, isdownwardly bowed, as shown at I6, and is formed at its bottom edge witha series of square notches IT.

The strap member I2 is pivotally secured at its inner end within aU-bracket I9 having the securing feet 22. As shown in Figure 4, the feet22 of bracket I9 may be secured adjacent the cave of a building by meansof nails 2| passing upwardly through the feet 22 into the under surfaceof a rafter or associated member 23. Referring to Figure 4, it will beseen that the head 24' of a vertical depending fiat T-shaped bar member24 is fastened to the outer surface of the member 23 adjacent the strapmember I2, said bar member 24 being formed at one margin of itsdepending leg with anchoring means or notches defining a series ofvertically-spaced, upwardly-hooked lugs 25. One of the square notches I!of the member I2 is engaged over a selected hooked lug 25, the notchedportionof member I2 being received in the vertical notch portion of thebar 24 inwardly adjacent the selected lug. The cooperating notch I1 andlug 25 are selectedso that the saddle I3 will be located in the correctposition to receive the gutter whereby the gutter will be positioned toreceive drainage from the roof shingles, shown at 26. In the case of aroof having a relatively steep slope, such as is shown in Figure 5' asupporting device is employed of the same general type as in Figure 4,but wherein the downwardly-bowed notched portion, shown at It is locatedintthe intermediate portion of the strap member and wherein the endportions of the strap member are at an obtuse angle to each other. Thehead 24' of the supporting bar 24 is also bent at an I obtuse angle tothe vertical depending portion of bar 24, as shown at 21, so that saidvertical depending portion may interlock with a notch I! in the bottomedge of the bowed portion I 6. It will be further noted that in Figure5, the outer end portion of the main strap member is angularly bent withrespect to the inner end portion so as to be substantially horizontal,whereby the saddle I3 will support a gutter in the required horizontalposition underlying the end shingle of the roof.

As shown in Figure 6, the saddle member, designated at [3, may be formedto receive a gutter of right-angled cross-sectional contour instead ofround contour. The saddle member [3 is provided with a downwardly-bent,inner lug l4 similar to that employed in saddle member l3.

While certain specific embodiments of guttersupporting brackets havebeen disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood thatvariousmodifications within the spirit, of the inventiorr mayv occur tothose skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitationsbe placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed is: H a

1. A device for supporting a gutter contiguous to and spaced outwardlyof a projecting eave of a roof comprising a downwardly depending hanger, means extending through the upper end of said hanger for fixedlysecuring the latter tosaid eave, a strap disposed contiguous to one sideof said hanger and having one end extending ,beheath saideave I and;having the other end projecting'beyonld saidje'ave', ,means connectedtosaid one; endof saidi strap for pivotally mounting said strap on saideave for rocking'j movement in a1ver+ tical planealongsaid'one side'o'fsaid hanger, an upwardly v opening gutter-supporting saddle disposed'in'saidvertic alplane adjacent to said other end of saidstrap'andsecured thereto, anchoring meanson. said, hanger, and. meansprovided on said, s p engaging said anchoring, means for detach biyseunng said strap at select points along's'aidhan'gjeri, 2., Alsdeyilce,for supporting a gutter contiguous to andspacedloutwardly of ,aprojecting cave of alroo'f comprisingadownwardly depending hangerm'ean's' .eiitendinfg through; the upper end of said'hangerforlfixedlysecuring the'l'atte'r to said eave, a. strap,.di'$r 0sedi contiguous toone side of said. hanger and having. one and extending beneathsaid;eaveandihaving the other end projectinglb'eyondsaideave,means connectedto said one endloisfaidfstrap ioirpivotally'. mounting said strap on;said eave forro'clring movement. in a verticalplane along sai'dlo'n'eside of said hanger, an ,upwardly .openin l gutterrsupporting saddledisposedin said vertical, plane. adjacent to said other end, of, said;strap. and secured thereto, anchorin'g means on said hanger, and meansprovided onssaid; strap engaging said anchoring means iordetachablyfsecuring said strapat. sellelqt'p qintjs along said hanger,the, means provided on: said strap comprising, a plurality oflongitudisal y spaced notchespprovidedinthe bottom edge of dstramflandthe' anchoring means; on said ha get; compri ing at. pluralityor longitudinally spaced upwa'iidlY opening hookedllugs adapted toengage the bounding ortions of select ones, of Said fibfdfis;

strap on said eave for rocking movement in a vertical plane along saidone side of said hanger, an upwardly opening gutter-supporting saddledisposed in said vertical plane adjacent to said other end of said strapand secured thereto, anchoring means on said hanger, and means providedon said strap engaging said anchoring means for detachably securing saidstrap at select points along said hanger, the, free ends of said saddlebeing turned inwardly to form lips adaptedto fit over the inner and,outer marginsjof the gutter.

. A" de ice r su or n a u ter contiguous to and spaced'outwardlyofthe'projectingleave of a o pp i ih a db n'w f v sn ifi h n er,meanslextendingthrough' the upper endof S id; a er fg ifii l eq' i brite o s eave, astrap' disposed contiguous to one side of d; h n e andhaving nd 4 exte d ng neath said eave and having the other" end"projecting beyond said eave, means connectedtojsaid oneend of said strapfor pivotally mounting said straponf said eave forrocking movementin avertical-planealong saidoneside off s hanger, an upwardly openinggutter-support saddle disposed in said verticalpla'ne adjacent to "saidother end of said strap and' s'ecur'ed'thereto; anchoring means on saidhanger, and means-provided on said strap engaging said anchoring meansforde tachably; securing said strap at select'points along saidhanger,the" meansprovided on saidfstrap comprising aplurality of longitudinallyspaced notches provided in the bottomedgeofsaid stliap, and theanchoring means on said hanger comprising a plurality offllongitudinallySpacediup wardly opening hooked lugs adapted" to engage the boundingportions of select ones of said notches, the free ends of said'sad'dlebein qturned inwardly to form lips adapted to fit over the inner andouter margins of the gutter. g

CHARLES W. HENRY:

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